Cart



sept. z3. 1924.

Filed NOV. 2, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 V5 N TOR HOWARD W. SHERWOOD, OF

eater itam it it@ SYRACUSE, NEW' YORK, `ASSIGNOR TO' EDNA I. SHER- CART.

Application filed November To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, Hownnn W'. SHER- woon, a citizen of the United States of America, of Syracuse, -in the county of Onondaga, in the` State ot New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Carts, ot which the following, taken in conn'ection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to carts preferably of the tour-wheel type adapted to be drawn by 'hand or may used for coasting vand other purposes to which it may be put, and refers more particularly to the connections between the body and axles.

These carts are commonly used by children and therefore, must be strong and durablein order to permit them to be used with ease and safety, land the main object of my present invention is'to provide a construction which will assure these advantages, and atthe same time increase the ridingqualities of the cart.

One oty the specific objects is lto provide both front and rear axles with washer-plates which serve the double. purpose of limiting stops for the inner ends ot the hubs and also as seats for the endsof the holsters.

Another specific object is to provide the body supporting bars with loops slidably embracing portions of the underlying vbolsters for permitting and limiting relative movement between the body and holsters.

A .further object is to provide resilient connections between the cross bars and bol- Ysters for yieldingly supporting the body.

Other objects and uses relating to specific parts-ot 'the-cart will be brought out in the following description. In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view ot a hand cart embodying the various features of 4this invention.

' Figures 12 and 3 are enlarged transverse vertical sections takenrespectively on lines 2 2 and 3 3, Figure l. i

Figures i and 5 are further enlarged longitudinal sectional views through the front portion and rear portion of the cart taken respectively on lines 4 4 and 5 5, Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of one. ot the detached guide loops enlarged and showing by dotted lines, portions of the cross bar and underlying bolster.

As illustrated, this cart comprises front 2, 1923. serial No. 672,281.

and rear axles 1 and 1 having suitable .supporting wheels 2- and 2 journaled thereon, the front axle being provided with a sectional bolster 3 while the rear axle is provided with a unitary bolster 4c Each of the axles 1 and 1 is provided with a pair of washer plates 5 secured at one end ot the underside thereof by rivets` 6 and having' their outer ends embracing their respective axles to form stop washers 7 for engaging the inner ends of the hubs of `corresponding wheels and limiting' their inward movement, the intermediate portion of each plate being depressed below the axle to form pockets 8 tor the reception of the adjacent ends of the overlying holsters, the rear pockets being adapted to receive the adjacent ends of the forwardly" extending brace bars 9- while the Jfront pocket-s in addition to receiving the, ends of the bolster 8 serve also to receive the adjacent ends ot a forwardly projecting yoke or hound 10 j The front bolster 3 comprises a lower section 11 and an upper section 12 the lower section being arched upwardly from the ends toward the center and its ends provided with downwardly projecting apertured lugs seated in the sockets S and embracing the adjacent portions ot the axle 1 The upper bolster section 1 12 is somewhatshorter than the lower section 11 and is composed of a lower strap section 13 and an upper strap section lllthe lower section 13 being arched down.- wardly from its ends toward the center while the upper section M .is secured at its ends by rivets 15 to the corresponding ends of `the lower section 13 as shown in Figure 3.

The central portions of the lower bolster section 11 and upper bolster section 12 are pivoted 4to each other by aking bolt 16 and are provided with `interposed wearing plates or washers 17 which together with a king bolt, constitutes what may bel termed a fifth-wheel connection between the sections 11 and 12 rlhe rear bolster 11 comprises a V- shaped section 18 `and an inverted U- shaped section 19 the apex of the section 18 being secured by a bolt or rivet 20 to the central portion of the axle end and Yintermediate coil springs 23- I vso and Q4- directly over the front and rear holsters -3 and 4M- tor receiving and supporting a superposed body -25- having its bottom removably secured to said cross bars by bolts -26- or equivalent tastening means.

Each of the cross hars 22- is provided with a pair of guide loops -27- rigidly secured thereto by rivets Q8-- and slidahly embracing horizontal portions of the upper bar of the underlying bolster as 3- or 4tbetween the end springs Q3- and intermediate spring Q4- and are also slidably engaged with upright portions 29v of their respective holsters to assist in holding the body against undue llateral movement relatively to the holsters and aXles.

That is, the guide loops -27- of each pair embrace the adjacent portions of the corresponding bars -22 and the top har of the underlying holster leaving a normally open space between said bars for relative vertical movement ot the body and holsters against and with the action of the springs -23- and -24- which are tensioned to normally hold the lower ends of the guide loops against the undersides ot the top bars of the holsters.

These lguide loops not only serve to guide the body in its vertical movement hut also serve to limit the upward and lateral movement of the body relatively to the holsters.

It will be observed that the bars 2Q- are assembled with the holsters thus parmitting the body -25- to be bolted to the bars after the other parts of the. cart have been assembled.V

It will alsobe observed that the portions of the holsters upon which the springs Q3- and 9A- are seated are depressed helow the remaining portions ot their upper hars 14 and -19- to aitord a more convenient means for receiving the spring seats.

The lower and upper ends of the springs are seated in suitable sockets -30- on the undersides of the cross hars 2Q- and underlying faces of the top hars -14fand -19- ott the front and rear holsters, the lower socket for the intermediate front holster heing preferably formed in the head ot the king bolt #-16 as shown in Figure 2.

A central longitudinally extending brace bar -31 is provided with an L-shaped front end -32- interposed between the central portions of the barsy -13-- and -l4.- of the upper front bolster section 12fand embraces the king bolt -16- 'or additionally bracing the upper bolster section -l2- and king bolt -16-7, the rear en d of said brace being secured by bolts -33 to the underside oi the bottom of the hoX m-2-, Figure 4.

The brace hars m9- extending forwardly from t-he rear aigle -1- are secured by pivotal bolts -34- to suitable clips #B5- on the underside et the bottom oit the box --25-, Figure 5.

The yoke or hound -10- is preferablyv Y-shaped and arranged with its smaller end extending forwardly `and upwardly 'from the front pockets -8-. A `tongue or handle -35- is pivotally secured by a holt 36- to the front end of the yoke which in turn is held against undue vertical movement by central lengthwise har -37- having its forward end connected to the holt -36- and its rear end connected to the king holt -16- directly under the central portion ot the lower front bolster section -11-, as shown in Figure 4:.

It will he observed upon references to Figure 6 that the outer edges of the bottoms of the guide loops 2T- are deflected downwardly to torniv recesses -38- and vertical ahutments -39-,thus permitting the front and rear walls of the guide loops to engage the corresponding edges of the upright portions M29 of the holster bars liland 19# to .prevent relative forward and rearward i'novement of the guide loops and holsters, while the abutments B9- ride agianst .the inner faces of said upright portions -29 to hold the loops and holsters against relative lateral movement.

By constructing the cart in the manner described.` the entire running gear including the holsters --3-' and #4e-f., body supporting hars -QQM and springs 23- and -24- together with the loops #27- may be made up as a single unit while the body may be made as another unit and readily clamped to the cross bars by means of the bolts 26- and also to thebraces -9- and -31- hy means of the bolts -34- and -33-.

The construction is also designed for lightness. strength and durability with relatively Small number of parts. all of which enables the cart to he produced at a comparatively low cost while at the same time increasing its working efiiciencyV and safety.

I claim: f

l. In a cart having an axle and supporting wheels liournaled thereon. washer-plates secured to the axle adjacent the inner ends of the wheel hubs and provided 4with bolsterreceiving pockets, and a body supporting holster overlying the axle and havingr its opposite ends seated in the' adjacent pockets and embracing the adjacent portions oi? the axle.

2. In a cart having iront and rear axles and supporting wheels jcurnaled thereon, washer-plates secured to the rear axle adjacent the inner ends of the rear wheel hubs and provided with bolster-reciving pockets, a body supporting bolster overlying the rear axle and having` its opposite ends seated in the adjacent pockets and embracing the adjacent portions of the rear axle, and forwardly extending body braces having theirL rear ends seated in said pockets and einbracing the adjacent portions of the rear axle.

3. In a `cart having front and rear axles and supporting wheels journaled thereon, washer-plates secured to the front axle adjacent the inner ends of thetront Wheel hubs and provided with bolster-receiving pockets, a body supporting bolster overlying the front axle and having its opposite ends seated in said pockets jacent portions of the front axle, and a forwardly extending tongue-supporting yoke seated in said pockets and embracing the adjacent portions of the front axle.

4l. In a cart having front and rear axles and supporting wheels journaled thereon, washer-plates secured to the axles adjacent the inner ends of the hubs of the wheels and privided with bolster-receiving pockets, and front and rear body supporting holsters overlying the corresponding' axles and having their opposite ends seated in the-adjacent pockets and embracing the adjacent portions of the axles.

5. In a cart having front and rear axles and supporting wheels journaled thereon, washer-plates secured to the axles adjacent the inner ends of the hubs of the wheels and provided with bolster-receiving pockets, front and rear body supporting bolsters overlying the corresponding axles and havand embracing the ad-` ing their opposite ends seated in the adjacent poclre s and embracing the adjacent portions of the axles, forwardly extending body supporting braces having their rear ends seated in the rear pockets and embracing the adjacent portions of the rear axle, and a tongue or hound having its rear end seated in the front pockets and pivotally embracing the adjacent portions of the front axle.

6. In a cart having iront and rear axles and supporting wheels journaled thereon, bolsters mounted on the front and rear axles and each provided with a pair of horizontal portions and a pair of vertical portions, body supporting bars overlying the bolst-ers, and resilient connections between the bars and their respective bolsters, each bar being provided with a pair of guide loops secured thereto and slidably embracing the horizontal portions of the corresponding bolster and also slidably engaging the vertical portions of said bolster. i

7. In a cart having front and rear axles and supporting wheels journaled thereon, a bolster composed of lower |and upper sections j centrally journaled one upon the other for relative horizontal turning movement, the lower section being mounted directly upon the tront axle, a cross bar overlying the upper bolster section, yielding connections between the bar and upper bolster section, and guide loops secured to the bar and slidably einbracing portions of the upper bolster section to permit and limit relative vertical movement between said bar and upper bolster section.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 23rd day of October, 1923. HOW/'ARD W. SHERWOOD. Witnesses:

I-I. E. CHASE, RITA CAMPoLrnTo. 

